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Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)

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Fatal Attraction

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Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Fatal Attraction/The Principal/Orphans/Amazon Women on the Moon/In the Mood (TV Episode 1987)

      Reviewed.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Oscar Nomination Surprises for 1987 (TV Episode 1988)

      A clip is shown.
    • The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1988)

    • "Siskel & Ebert" They'll Do It Every Time: Part Two (TV Episode 1991)

      A clip is shown.
    • Oscar's Greatest Moments (Video 1992)

Features

    • You Can't Do That on Television (TV Series 1979–2004)

    • "You Can't Do That on Television" Television (TV Episode 1982)

      a clip from the green slime segment is shown in the opening scene.

Referenced in

    • "Jake and the Fatman" Fatal Attraction (TV Episode 1987)

      Title reference.
    • Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

      A 1987 thriller set around an affair.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Steve Martin/Sting (TV Episode 1987)

      Title mentioned and still picture shown during Weekend Update.
    • "Valerie" Faulty Attraction (TV Episode 1988)

      Title reference
    • "Moonlighting" Fetal Attraction (TV Episode 1988)

      title reference

References

    • Diabolique (1955)

      In the final scene, when Alex pops up from the bathtub while the audience believes she is dead, it is a reference to the same scene in 'Les Diaboliques' when Paul Meurisse does the same thing.
    • Psycho (1960)

      Shower, Big knife, the final scene has references to 'Psycho'
    • Play Misty for Me (1971)

      The movies have the same basic premise, and also an early scene with an ice pick.

Remade as

    • Sapik Kadin (1988)

      Unofficial Turkish remake
    • Akshrathettu (1989)

      indian remake
    • Fatal Attraction (TV Mini Series 2023)

      TV series remake of the 1987 movie

Remake of

    • Diversion (Short 1979)

      Based on a short film made for British TV which James Dearden wrote and directed.

Spoofed in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J/The Pull (TV Episode 1987)

      Spoofed in Fatal Attraction II
    • "Head of the Class" Fatal Distraction (TV Episode 1988)

      Title reference, and the plot is parodied.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings (TV Episode 1989)

      Spoofed in Support group sketch with Glen Close as Alex.
    • "Hale and Pace" Episode #2.3 (TV Episode 1989)

      One sketch is a mock trailer of the film.
    • "DuckTales" Metal Attraction (TV Episode 1989)

      The name of the episode is a parody of that movie and has a similar plot.

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